Economic Justice Category Posts

Give to the Max for a More Inclusive Minnesota
Growth & Justice for 16 years has been framing policy and leading the way toward a consensus for equity in Minnesota, advancing practical solutions and investments that create a broader prosperity. We are winning that battle, but we can’t let up now. Our latest endeavor in partnership with OneMN.org, the Thriving by Design project and the One Minnesota Equity ... Read More

Pioneer TV Features Our “Thriving by Design”
Pioneer Public Television, based in west-central Minnesota, covered our historic Thriving by Design gathering this summer in Granite Falls and recently produced a half-hour video interview with the leaders of the conference host organizations. Jane Leonard, president of Growth & Justice, and Brett Buckner, managing director of OneMN.org, offer compelling arguments in the video for bri... Read More

Philando Castile Legacy Upsides
Several Minnesota newspapers picked up a Washington Post story recently that chronicled efforts by Minnesota racial justice advocates and other concerned citizens to improve policing, in the wake of the tragic shooting of Philando Castile two years ago. The article described a “Lights On” program, believed to be the first of its kind in the country, and sponsored by Microgrants, a no... Read More

REGISTER NOW: For “Thriving by Design, Rural & Urban Together,” June 27-29, in Granite Falls
Registration is now open for our signature event of 2018, a statewide convening June 27-29 in the historic and scenic western Minnesota town of Granite Falls. Participants in this event will help us create a unifying “One Minnesota Equity Blueprint,’’ a new social contract that helps address all our damaging... Read More

An Update on Ending Poverty in MN
Almost a decade ago the bi-partisan Commission to End Poverty in Minnesota by 2020 issued a report with dozens of sound policy recommendations. Growth & Justice since then has been allied with several organizations, including the Minnesota Asset Building Coalition and A Minnesota Without Poverty, advancing those original recommendations and many others that foster ... Read More